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31 Cards in this Set
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the number of deaths per year for every 1,000 people
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death rate
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the number of births per year for every 1,000 people
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birth rate
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the growth rate of a population; the difference between birth rate and death rate
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natural increase
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the movement of people from place to place
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migration
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the model that uses birth rates to show changes in the population trends of a country or region
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demographic transition
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the number of years it takes a population to double in size
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doubling time
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the pattern of population in a country, a continent, or the world
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population distribution
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the average number of people in a square mile or square kilometer
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population density
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way of life of a froup of people who share beliefs and similar customs
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culture
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group of related languages that have all developed from one earlier language
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language family
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group of people who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or combination of such characteristics
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ethnic group
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division of the earth based on variety of factors; including government, social groups, economic systems, language, or religion
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culture region
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the spread of new knowledge and skills from one culture to another
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cultural diffusion
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a center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward
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culture hearth
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a government in which all key powers are given to the national or central government
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unitary system
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form of government in which powers are divided between the nation government and the state or provincial government
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federal system
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government in which one person roles with unlimited power and authority
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autocracy
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a form of autocracy with a hereditary king or queen excercising supreme power
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monarchy
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system of government in which a small group holds power
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oligarchy
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any system of government in which leaders rule with consent of the citizens
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democracy
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a system in which tradition and custom control all economic activity; exists in only a few parts of the world today
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traditional economy
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an economic system based on free enterprise, in which businesses are privately owned and production and prices are dtermined by supply and demand
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market economy
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a system of resource management in which the gov supports and regulates enterprise through decisions that effect the market place
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mixed economy
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system of resource management in which decisions about production and distribution of goods and services are made by a central gov
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command economy
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substance from the earth that is not made by people but can be used by them
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natural resource
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transition from an agricultural society to one based on industry
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industrialization
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country that has a great deal of technology and manufacturing
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developed country
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a country that has began transitioning from primarily aggricultual to primarily manufacturing and industry activity
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new industrialized country
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country in which the process of becoming industrialized
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developing country
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the removal of trade barriers so that goods can flow freely between contries
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free trade
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the existence of impure, unclean, or poisonous substances in tha air, water, or lane
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pollution
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